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IN TRAJECTU

In the passage over; on tbe voyage over. See Sir William Scott 3 C. Rob. Adm. 141.

INCLOSE

To shut up. “To inclose a jury,” in Scotch practice, is to shut them up in a room by themselves. Bell. See Union Pac. Ry. Co. v. Harris, 2S Kau. 210; Campbell v.Gilbert,

INCORPORATION

1. The act or process of forming or creating a corporation; the formation of a legal or political body, with the quality of perpetual existence and succession, unless limited by the act

ID EST

Lat That is. Commonly abbreviated “i. e.”Id perfectum est quod ez omnibus suia partibus constat. That is perfect whichconsists of all its parts. 9 Coke, 9.Id possumus quod de jure possumus.Lane, 110.

IF

In deeds and wills, this word, as a rule, implies a condition precedent, unless itbe controlled by other words. 2 Crabb, Real Prop. p. 809,

ILLICITE

Lat. Unlawfully. This word has a technical meaning, and is requisite in anindictment where the act charged is unlawful ; as in the case of a riot. 2 Hawk. P. C. c.

IMMEDIATELY

“It is impossible to lay down any hard and fast rule as to what is the meaning of the word ‘immediately’ in all cases. The words ‘forthwith’ and ‘immediately ’ have the

IMPARLANCE

In early practice, imparlance meant time given to either of the partiesto an action to answer the pleading of the other. It thtis amounted to a continuance ofthe action to a further

IMPERTINENCE

Irrelevancy; the fault of not properly pertaining to the issue orproceeding. The introduction of any matters into a bill, answer, or other pleading orproceeding in a suit, which are not properly before

IMPOSITION

An impost; tax; contribution. Paterson v. Society, 24 N. J. Law, 400;Singer Mfg. Co. v. Ileppenheimer, 58 N. J. Law, 033, 34 Atl. 1001, 32 L. 11. A. 643.

IMPRISTI

Adherents; followers. Those who side with or take the part of another,either in his defense or otherwise.

IN ACTION

Attainable or recoverable by action; not in possession. A term applied toproperty of which a party has not the possession, but only 5 right to recover it byaction. Things in action are

IN BONIS

Among the goods or property; in actual possession. Inst. 4, 2, 2. In bonisdcfuncti, among the goods of the deceased.

IN CORPORE

In body or substance; in a material thing or object.

IN EXTENSO

In extension; at full length ; from beginning to end, leaving out nothing.

IN FULL LIFE

Continuing in both physical and civil existence; that is, neither actuallydead nor civiliter mortuus.

IN INVITUM

Against an unwilling party; against one not assenting. A term appliedto proceedings against an adverse party, to which he does not consent.

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